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This study examines the process of democratic political consolidation as seen in Portugal. As Maravall has suggested, once democracies are re-established after a period of dictatorial rule, new problems emerge: the efficiency of the new political system, not just its legitimacy, becomes the main issue.

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A volume of 15 essays discussing the new complexity and salience of the role of the UN Secretary-General since the end of the Cold War, as the threat of nuclear confrontation is replaced by ethnic tensions and civil conflicts. They also examine the experiences of earlier Secretaries-General.

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This book paints 11 different portraits of the many "faces" of President George W. Which of Bush's characteristics, influences, or internal motivations were most responsible for this polarizing President's attitudes and decisions

This book presents 11 competing views of President George W.

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With "The Change I Believe In," Heuvel challenges the limits of the downsized political debate, arguing that timid incrementalism and the forces of money and establishment power that debilitate American politics will be overcome only by independent organizing, strategic creativity, bold ideas, and determined idealism.

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A behind-the-scenes look at the environment for U.S. defense policy and budgeting.

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The book gives an extraordinary contribution to the theoretical, historical, legal and economic debate about the continuity/discontinuity in the European integration process regarding the present enlargement and the (projected) new constitution of the European Union. -- .

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This volume addresses an important and problematic aspect of NGO activities in Africa: NGO-African state relations. The authors of this volume offer case studies that provide insights into the range of NGO activities that address the questions: what do NGO activities mean for the African State

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This study provides a comprehensive analysis of the powers of the Security Council under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations.

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This book offers a meticulously researched, comprehensive chronology of the Congressional Page system, from the late 1700s to modern day.

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After assessing the shortcomings of U.S. policy, the book outlines measures that would lead to a stable peace and a new paradigm for U.S.-China relations.

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After assessing the shortcomings of U.S. policy, the book outlines measures that would lead to a stable peace and a new paradigm for U.S.-China relations.

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The "New York Times" bestselling author of "Rise of the Vulcans" blasts Americas policy regarding the worlds most populous country.

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During the period 1924-1949, amid civil war with the KMT, war with the Japanese, internal leadership disputes, and other chaotic conditions, rapid shifts occurred in the political culture of China. Patricia Griffin contends that an understanding of how the Chinese Communists created a legal system at this time is essential to a grasp of more recent

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This study, based largely on Chinese journals rarely available to Western scholars, explores the abrupt turnabout of Chinese views of the Soviet Union from condemnations of revisionism" to appreciation for problems common to both countries. Originally published in 1987. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to ag

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A momentous debate has been unfolding in China concerning the merits of socialism as a philosophy of social justice and as a program for national development. This work presents a comprehensive study of post-Mao reappraisal of China's socialist theory and practice.

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The Citizen Action Encyclopedia provides basic information on the activities and significance of the people, organizations, and events that comprise the history of American citizen activism in the 20th century.

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Citizenship presents two faces. Within a political community, it stands for inclusion and universalism, but to outsiders, citizenship means exclusion. Examining alienage and alienage law, this book explores the dilemmas of inclusion and exclusion inherent in the practices and institutions of citizenship in liberal democratic societies.

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Tells the dramatic story of how the nation's second-largest city completed a major reform of its government in the face of a deeply threatening movement for secession by the San Fernando Valley. The afterword by the author analyzes the 2005 election of Los Angeles's first modern Latino mayor, Antonio Villaraigosa.